Ten students from the Uniformed Services programme at TyneMet College competed in ten disciplines including rowing machine, bike, weight machines and strength tips at the Royal Marines Training Centre on the Quayside in Newcastle.

The students are all on the Certificate for Entry into the Uniformed Services at TyneMet, where they receive coaching from Malcolm Bowering and Carl Penanula.

Mr Bowering said: "Carl and I are very proud of our students as this was a very tough and demanding competition.

"Each team member competed in two timed back to back consecutive exercises, handing over until another until all ten disciplines were completed and a total time was awarded to the team.

"Our students demonstrated pure competitive professionalism and conduct through the competition, which really paid off.

"They showed great tenacity and support for each other and held on to the lead with the time they set themselves early on in the competition."

The Fitness Challenge, that involved 17 students, was the first of its kind but is set to take place again next year.

Mr Bowering added: "They will have progressed on to the next level of the uniformed services programme at the TyneMet by then so they hope that additional training will mean that they can beat their own time."